Emily Wilding Davison SchoolBrenkley School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Emily Wilding Davison School and Brenkley School in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Emily Wilding Davison School was judged Good and Brenkley School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 1.7 for Emily Wilding Davison School and 17.3 for Brenkley School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Emily Wilding Davison School (10.5 in 2021-22, 1.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Newcastle-upon-TyneEmily Wilding Davison School | Newcastle-upon-TyneBrenkley School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 124 | 37 | |
| Capacity | 100 | 50 | |
| Location | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 6DS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 1.7 | 17.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 12.5% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 25.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.09 | 0.73 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 31 | 8 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 109 | 32 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 72.5% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.0% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 4.6% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 95.4% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 47.3% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 92.6% | Not reported | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Emily Wilding Davison School
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